Serving Sullivan and Hawkins Counties, Tennessee            
                                                             
    
    
 

WHAT YOU CAN DO!

BECOME A FRIEND OF CASA

Support CASA during fund raising activities like United Way or make
a personal donation to help out becaus e:

  • A 1991 study by the U.S. Justice Department found that children who suffer abuse or neglect are 53% more likely to become juvenile delinquents, 38% more likely to be arrested as adults, and 38% more likely to become violent criminals.
  • The U.S. Justice Department recognizes CASA as a model juvenile delinquency program.  When CASA's involvement in a neglect case prevents placement in foster care and later juvenile delinquency, they estimate the investment in CASA for that one child will have paid off 40 times over.
  • U.S. Justice Department also estimates that if a child must go into State custody, and CASA is appointed on the case, the time spent in the system is reduced 50%.  Our CASA program's cost per child served in 2002/2003 was $360; a neglected child placed in foster care costs Tennessee taxpayers $18,000 annually and $43,000 annually if that child becomes a juvenile delinquent in the custody of the State.
  •  CASA is a proven cost-effective prevention service.  

BECOME A CASA VOLUNTEER


If you are broken-heartened and outraged when you read about child abuse in our community, you can help by becoming a CASA Volunteer.  Read more on this website and then:

Call CASA for Kids, Inc. at (423) 247-1161  for more information

or

View and print out an Application form

If you want to help make a difference for abused and neglected children, you can also do so by sending your financial support to:

CASA for Kids, Inc.

317 Shelby Suite 206

37660